Russian Law

Russian Law

The legal profession in Russia has been elevated "into the stratosphere" explains Professor William E. Butler, author of "The Russian Legal Practitioner." The new book is the first in any language on the practice of law in Russia, and in this interview he explained the effect of Russia's transition to a market economy, legal ethics in Russia, and the value of an LL.M.

Prior to July 11, 2011, no book existed in any language on the practice of law in Russia. A foreign attorney needing to know the difference between an advokat and a jurisconsult was out of luck -- not even Wikipedia has an entry on the Russian Federal Law on the Advokatura. This week Professor William E. Butler published The Russian Legal Practitioner, a comprehensive summary of the practice of law in Russia.